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@Stefan, I did read the Charlotte Observer article. Legal folks can overcome all types of obstacles if/when they are truly interested in the pursuit of justice. There's so much historical evidence surrounding the case sufficient enough to make serving the arrest warrant a slam dunk. But, there's a catch... The reality is that white folks have no interest in pursuing closure in the case. They want time to wash it away like every other murder they've committed against black folks. The woman will not be served with the arrest warrant. Her lying azz will be allowed to die in South Carolina peacefully. That's not emotion. It's a fact.

The guy fit the profile of an American mass shooter to the letter. Yet, he still would have slipped through the cracks of the latest gun reform legislation. He's over the age requirement and comes from a well-to-do family. But, the media will keep talking and asking questions about what can be done to stop mass shootings in America. It's simple. Ask white folks to turn in all of their firearms. I'll wait.

Facts. This guy totally fit the profile of an American mass shooter. Loner type. Bought a rifle. Posted weird pictures on social media. No hail of bullets as SWAT chased him down the street. Apprehended without getting shot one time while trying to flee. Black folks are definitely NOT the 1st image that comes to mind when we hear the words mass shooter. It's that white boy.

Politicians aren't working today or any other day this week. But, they've already signed higher priority legislation.

Police officers are heavily trained in recognizing threats and when to use deadly force. The rules go out of the window when racist police officers (race soldiers) encounter black folks. In fact, most of the black folks murdered by police were killed by white officers. Yet, white police officers have shown considerable restraint while taking heavy fire from white suspects. I've seen body cam video of white police officers in tears begging white suspects to not make them have to fire their weapon. It's not a compliance issue. It's a color issue.

Yep. Brotha Coleman Young did it right. DC's mayor for life, the late Marion Barry did the same thing. He insured that black folks held a majority of the power positions and jobs in the city. That's how black leadership is supposed to roll. Provide security and protection and pathways to success for our people. As a living witness, I know it can be done.

@Stefan, here we go again...I was merely pointing out the disparity in how statute of limitations applies when it comes to white folks and black folks in America.

Yes. I seriously believe the GOP would love to roll America back to a time when white supremacy was overt. I think there's a whole bunch of people willing to take that ride including misguided black folks and other minorities who vote for the GOP. Otherwise, democrats would be winning elections by landslides.

Interesting to celebrate the independence of a country stolen from Native Americans and built on slavery. They died and worked hard without compensation or citizenship.

America celebrates its independence from British rule and striking gold through slavery. It has no love for the millions of black folks exploited.

It's hard to get the real number of bad cops because they do more than commit murders. They're also involved in illegal gun sales, drug dealing, extortion, etc.

I have no idea of where the man is from nor anything about his racial mix. I do know he either put his mustache on crooked or cut it unevenly.

Agreed. This could flip racism upside down. Especially when grandparents will have a harder time denying their mixed grand chilluns.

The white man murdered a few cops and injured others. He killed a dog. That would have been an automatic death sentence at the hands of the police for a non-white person. It doesn't make sense to chase someone for a routine traffic stop. Either meet up with them back at the house or mail a citation. At least that's what they would do in Mayberry USA.

The police force is *supposed* to be a reflection of the community it has sworn to protect and serve. However, it's by design that white cops are policing black communities. That's a failure of black leadership and black elected officials in those areas. Law enforcement is one of the issues that should be codified into an agenda and considered when black folks are voting for politicians and other elected officials in their cities.

@Pioneer1, you already know your double-standard is against code. The power move would be for black folks to close ranks and procreate the way Hispanics do. A deep, tight-knit black community could make major power moves.

Yeah. When I heard the news this morning...my 1st thought was here we go again. The double-standard in the way police officers and race soldiers operate is very real. Yet, black folks should KNOW this by now. I don't understand why n8gglets are running from a routine traffic stop. Riding dirty, regardless of whether one has warrants or weapons, that sh8t isn't going to end well especially to jump out and flee. Just put that belly on the ground with hands locked behind the head. Live to see another day even if it's locked up...behind bars. It's not worth getting shot up and ending up in the cemetery with pictures and poems on T-shirts.

It's not complicated. Most of it comes down to seizing opportunities and luck. Wall Street is in the business of gambling with other people's money. You're right about safe investments. But, the best bet is to know people who already have money and do what they do. The catch is very few folks with short money can access the places and people who have real money. Anyone who was closely associated with a Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos when they were on the rise is at least a millionaire or better. Real estate is a good investment providing that one has the capital to buy undervalued or distressed properties and rent out or flip them for profit. *Making* money is relatively easy to do if one focuses on it. Requires knowledge and discipline. Unfortunately, most people focus on making just enough money to spend it...consumerism.

@Pioneer1, that's why my position has always been that both political parties are sides two sides of the same coin. Neither party gives a f8ck about black folks. We vote for the lesser of two evils but it's really just an exercise until we come up with an agenda to which politicians can be held accountable. Republicans are gangsta in pushing their agenda through from protecting gun rights to putting three (3) conservative Justices on the SCOTUS. They're not done in rolling America back to the early 1900s. Democrats are spineless and weak. They make excuses while kicking the same can down the street. They do a whole lotta *talking* without doing much to forward their agenda and/or codifying rights into law. But, their solution to solving problems is to elect more Democrats. Case in point...POTUS could have issued executive orders to offset overturning Roe v Wade. The catch is that he's a Catholic i.e. anti-abortion. He doesn't really care about a woman's right to choose. Sometimes, I wish I could bury my head in the sand and be oblivious to politics and world affairs. Unfortunately, my intellectual curiosity won't allow me to ignore this dumb sh8t. Thankfully, music is my opiate. I can sit down and play my electric piano and tune out the foolishness until I'm ready to re-engage in information acquisition.

Some people resent intelligence. Smart people are often mocked, ridiculed and cast aside until problems need to be solved ansd/or sh8t hits the fan. Ignorance and stupidity appeals especially to people those who can identify with it. Former POTUS 45 is a carnival barker but he's a hero to a large number pf people who think like and believe in him.

The GOP promise of less government, curtailing illegal immigration, free market enterprise, gun rights and rolling America back to a time before the 1950s appeals to some black folks, poor whites and other minorities too.

There's no shortage of white thugs and criminals running around. I doubt they're cyborgs so they have losers and idiots, er, moms and dads too.

Black folks have shown that we know how to vote. It needs to move from a symbolic gesture to a results-oriented action revolving around a real agenda.

Cops take an oath to serve and protect people. It doesn't give them a right to harm, injure, maim or murder them.

Police exist solely to protect and secure the interests of white supremacy in accordance with its laws. There's no level playing field.